The State of Tyrol said that nearly 180 firefighters were deployed to help local and tourists throughout the night, with Governor Gunther Platter saying: "The rapid and courageous deployment of the emergency services fills me with great respect.

"I would like to thank each and every one of them on behalf of the country."

Fortunately nobody was seriously injured in this event

Sigmund Geiger

Austria President Sebastian Kurz said in a Facebook post the central Government would help residents affected by the flooding with funds from the disaster fund.

The storms began in the afternoon of Friday releasing 60mm of rain, nearly a month's worth of water, according to the Central Institute of Meteorology and Geodynamics.

Trees were reportedly uprooted as strong gusts of winds battered the Western Austria region while basements were flooded when rivers overflowed their beds.

Near the river Rhine, a boat captain was forced to call the emergency services after force 8 winds tampered with his motorboat's engine, pushing it into a sandbank.